Lesson XXXII from the book A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman, 1910

Originala Angla Versio / Original English Version

Alfred the Great was a praiseworthy king who lived more than a thousand years ago. People still talk about him because he not only translated many Latin books into the English language, but also wrote in English. He wished to help the peasants still more. But enemies often attacked him, and finally they conquered his soldiers. Then they hastened to where Alfred was. They were about to attack him when he rode away secretly into a large forest. There he dwelt some time in the house of a poor forester. He wore such rags as a peasant usually wears and did not tell the forester who he was. One day he was sitting near the fire and wondering, “Will the enemy have conquered my soldiers next week?” The forester’s wife said, “Will you sit there yet a while and take care of those cakes? I am about to gather more wood.” He replied, “Certainly, I will try to help you.” But when, after a few minutes, the woman smelled the cakes, she knew that the fire had spoiled them. She exclaimed, “Oh, what a blame-worthy man!” She commenced to beat the king cruelly, but he did not defend himself. Instead, he told her who he was. Then the woman felt ashamed and asked for the king’s forgiveness, and he forgave her.

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